Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, October 12, 1993 TAG: 9310120230
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT CLAYTOR, RALPH VERNON
CLAYTOR, Ralph Vernon, 70, of Roanoke, passed away Sunday, October 10,
1993, at his home. He was a son of the late Dr. John Bunyan (J.B.) Claytor Sr.
and Roberta Woodfin Claytor, born September 12, 1923. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Marian Anderson Claytor in August of 1983; brother, Dr. Frank
William (F.W.) Claytor in October 1972 and sister-in-law, Natalie Beale
Claytor in November 1983. During World War II he was a captain in the Army Air
Force and was one of the first black pilots. He was a master mechanic and was
owner and operator of Claywood Esso Station in Gainsboro and on Williamson Rd.
and Orange Ave., N.W. Later he became manager of GEMCO and was founder and
president of the accounting firm "VER-FAY INC." at the time of his death.
Survivors include one daughter, Faye E. Claytor, Roanoke; one son, Vernon F.
Claytor and his wife, Randi F. Claytor, Richmond; four sisters, Bernice C. and
Dr. Lewis F. Boddie, Los Angeles, Calif., Roberta C. and John S. Palmer,
Martinsburg, W.Va., Ruth C. and Attorney Henry G. Marsh, Saginaw, Mich. and
Dr. Margaret C. Woodbury and Dr. David H. Woodbury, Ann Arbor, Mich.; two
brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. John B. and Ruth W. Claytor, Dr. Walter S.
and Eiko K. Claytor, all of Roanoke; mother-in-law, Mrs. Willie Anderson;
brother-in-law, Gerald Anderson, both of Roanoke; in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo
R. Fitts, Norfolk; a host of aunts; nieces; nephews; cousins and friends. In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the American Cancer
Society in the name of Ralph V. Claytor. A memorial service will be conducted
Wednesday, October 13, 1993, at 4 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue United Presbyterian
Church with Dr. Vernie L. Bolden officiating. Arrangements by Hamlar-Curtis
Funeral Home.
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